Unit 4 Legislative Branch Quiz

What effect does the following line from the Constitution have on the United States government?

“The Congress shall have Power . . . To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States . . .”

• The federal Congress shares power with state legislatures.

• Congress has the flexibility to do some things the Constitution does not specifically mention.

• Congress cannot make laws that violate the rights the Constitution protects.

• A state legislature cannot pass a law that contradicts the federal Congress’s laws.

Which power does the House of Representatives have that the Senate does not have?

• Declare War

• Enact Taxes

• Propose Legislation

• Confirm Supreme Court Justice Nominees

Which statements accurately describe differences between the House of Representatives and the Senate today?

Select 2 answers

• The House of Representatives has more members than the Senate does.

• States have representation proportional to their populations in the House of Representatives. States all have the same number of Senate members.

• Members of the House of Representatives are elected by the people. Members of the Senate are appointed by state legislatures.

Why would members of a state legislature gerrymander?

• to bring federally funded programs to their state

• to shift power from the federal government to the states

• to give their state more House of Representatives members

• to increase their political party’s influence in Congress

Which of the following lines of the Constitution relate to federalism?

Select 2 answers

• “. . . the Senate may propose or concur with amendments as on other Bills.”

• “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”

• “The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States . . .”

• “No State shall, without the Consent of the Congress, lay any Imposts or Duties [taxes] on Imports or Exports . . .”

Federal, State, or Concurrent Power?​ ​

• Enact National Taxes

• State Power

• Transportation Network

• Concurrent Power

• Establish Public Schools

• Federal Power